Narrative Essay

What is the primary purpose of a narrative essay?

• To persuade the reader about a particular point of view

• To inform the reader about a specific topic

• To entertain the reader by telling a story

• To analyze a piece of literature

A narrative essay is a....

• story that entertains the reader

• explanatory explanatory

• argumentative essay

How does a narrative essay usually conclude?

• By presenting a moral or lesson

• By introducing a new character

• By posing a question to the reader

• By summarizing the main arguments

Every time a new character speaks there should be a new paragraph.

• true

• false

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A ________ writing develops a real or imagined experience or event.

• narrative

• informational

• opinion

an essay that includes a story about a personal experience told from the author or narrator's perspective

• argumentative

• persausive

• informative

• narrative

Personal narratives are usually written with a:

• First-person point of view

• Second-person point of view

• Third-person point of view

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What should a narrative ideally have to be considered complete?

• A beginning, middle, and end

• A detailed analysis

• A list of dates and events

• A scientific method

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a fiction story written with a clear sequence of events

• organization

• development

• opinion text

• narrative text

• prompt

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You have read the passage adapted from “The First Night at Sea,” which focuses on the narrator’s first night aboard a sailboat on a two-year journey. Write a continuation of the passage that describes what happens next. Be sure to use what you have learned about the setting, characters, and plot of the passage.

Which type of writing is the prompt asking you to do?

• Narrative

• Informative

• Argumentative

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